Read in the style of Adam Curtis: “People thought that by putting flags on lampposts, they were taking back their country. But those symbols of sovereignty were made thousands of miles away by workers who’d never heard of Britain. And while the flags fluttered, nothing had changed.”

Google Earth / Maps is now updating its satellite imagery of Gaza.

We now have a top-down view of some of the worst atrocities committed since the Second World War.

The main takeaway from this is that it confirms proscription in Britain is a political tool not objective application of law:

Countless journalists detained for writing about Palestine, but these two jokers can have a chat with the leader of a still proscribed organisation.

Over at the other place, people seem to have not heard of a printer.

What will Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE possibly do without USAID!? …..

Trump should really fix the American education system. Oh well.

These people cannot conceptualise that if your democratic "choice" is between neoliberal A Team or neoliberal B team, with slightly different visions of how to tinker around the edges, then, perhaps, it doesn't feel like a choice. In this nightmare, an authoritarian who promises change is appealing.

Please, for the love of god, don’t vote for any political party in Britain that threatens to privatise the NHS.

The problem here is if you allow machines to learn then they will ... learn

If your economic system is risking biological reproduction — such that people feel unable to have children — perhaps, just perhaps, it might be time to change that system?

I like cold. I like storm. I like it boiling hot. I just hate grey drizzle. Today was marvellous.

Trying to learn something